Glossary of Terrible Words!

Ap-pur-te-nance
noun | \ə-ˈpərt-nən(t)s, -ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s\
1: an incidental right (as a right-of-way) attached to a principal property right and passing in possession with it
2: a subordinate part of adjunct <the appurtenance of welcome is fashion and ceremony – Shakespeare>
3: plural: accessory objects: APPARATUS <the appurtenances of wealth>
First known use: 14th C.

Caste
noun | \ˈkast also ˈkäst\
1: one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
2a: a division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race b: the position conferred by caste standing : prestige
3: a system of rigid social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy, and social barriers sanctioned by custom, law, or religion
4: a specialized form (as the worker of an ant or bee) of a polymorphic social insect that carries out a particular function in the colony
— caste·ismnoun
First known use: 1613

Dis·in·for·ma·tion
noun | \(ˌ)dis-ˌin-fər-ˈmā-shən\: false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth
First known use: 1939

Ech·e·lon
noun | \ˈe-shə-ˌlän\a: one of a series of levels or grades in an organization or field of activity <involved employees at every echelon> b: a group of individuals at a particular level or grade in an organization <the upper echelons of the bureaucracy>
First known use: 1798

Ludd·ite
noun | \ˈlə-ˌdīt\: one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest;broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change
— Ludditeadjective
First known use: 1811

Mor·a·to·ri·um
noun | \ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm, ˌmär-\pluralmor·a·to·riumsormor·a·to·ria
1a: a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt b: a waiting period set by an authority
2: a suspension of activity
First known use: 1875

Pan·a·cea
noun | \ˌpa-nə-ˈsē-ə\: a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
— pan·a·ce·anadjective
First known use: 1548

Pan-o-ply
noun | \ˈpa-nə-plē\plural pan-o-plies
1(a): a full suit of armour
1(b): ceremonial attire
2: something forming a protective covering
3(a): a magnificent or impressive array <the full panoply of a military funeral>
3(b): a display of all appropriate appurtenances <no need for the panoply of power>
First known use: 1632

Pa·ro·chi·aladj | \pə-ˈrō-kē-əl\
1: of or relating to a church parish
2: of or relating to a parish as a unit of local government
3: confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) : provincial, narrow
First known use: 14th Century

Pro-mul-gateverb | \ˈprä-məl-ˌgāt; prō-ˈməl-, prə-ˈ, ˈprō-(ˌ)\transitive verb1: to make (as a doctrine) known by open declaration: PROCLAIM
2a: to make known or public the terms of (a proposed law)
2b: to put (a law) into action or force-pro-mul-ga-tion noun-pro-mul-ga-tor noun
<her ideas have been widely promulgated on the internet>
First known use: 1530